ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
South Paris
Village Corporation
1918
Annual Report
OF THE
ASSESSORS, TREASURER
COLLECTOR
Chief E n g i n e e r ,
Water
Commission
AND
SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER WORKS
OF THE
South Paris Village Corporation
For the Year Ending Feb. 26th, 1 9 1 8
SOUTH PARIS. MAINE
Printed at the Oxford Democrat Office
1918
CORPORATION OFFICERS
ASSESSORS
W. E. KENNEY
C H A R L E S W. B O W K E R
A. F. GOLDSMITH
CLERK
E D W I N N. H A S K E L L
TREASURER
C H A R L E S H. H O W A R D
COLLECTOR
I R V I N G O. B A R R O W S
WATER COMMISSIONERS
ALTON C. W H E E L E R
W A L T E R L. GRAV
N. DAYTON BOLSTER
ENGINEERS
0. W. B O W K E R
H. I. L O W E L L
G. I. S W E T T
To the South Paris Village Corporation ;
Your corporation assessors hereby most respectfully
submit t h e following reports for t h e business year ending February 26, 1918.
A s s e s s o r s ' Report.
Valuation of property and number of polls in corporation limits as taken April 1,1917, and added thereto
by supplementary assessment for the year.
Real Estate.
Valuation of real estate, resident,
Valuation of real estate, non-resident,
Total real estate,
$559,805 00
19,115 00
$608,920 00
Personal Property.
Valuation of personal property,
resident,
$188,905 00
Valuation of personal property,
non-resident,
14,375 00
$203,280 00
Total valuation,
$812,200 00
Gain in valuation, $15,020.00.
Number of polls assessed, 429.
Rate of taxation, .0054 or $5.40 on $l,000.oi).
Gain in assessing-, . l i e .
CORPORATION
KEPORT
Appropriated and A s s e s s e d .
$ 1,500 00
Street lights,
Public parks,
Public library,
Fire department,
Water and hydrant rental,
Miscellaneous bills,
Clock,
Engine house lot, Pine Street,
115 00
400 00
500 00
1,300 00
400 00
12 00
475 00
$4,702 00
112 88
18 00
Overlay in assessing,
Supplementary assessment,
$4,832 88
Total committed to collector,
Expenditures.
Public Library Account.
$
Amount appropriated,
400 00
O R D E R S BRAWN.
N. Dayton Bolster, treasurer,
N. Dayton Bolster, treasurer,
N. Dayton Bolster, treasurer,
*
*
Town Clock Account.
Amount appropriated,
*
200 00
100 00
100 00
400 00
12 00
ORDERS DRAWN.
E. M. Millett, treasurer M. E. Church,
12 00
W a t e r for H y d r a n t s .
Amount appropriated,
*
1,300 00
ORDERS DRAWN.
South Paris Village
water works,
South Paris Village
water works,
Corporation,
$650 00
Corporation,
650 00
•# 1,300 00
CORPORATION
REPORT
Police Account.
Amount unexpended,
Amount of orders drawn,
Balance unexpended,
£
k
$
130 00
16 00
114 00
ORDERS DRAWN.
J o h n A. Titus, watching July 3 and 4,
T e r n Walton,
E. H. Herrick,
L. M. Winslow,
E. E. Stiles,
L. W. Hollis,
George McGinley,
William Cushman,
Park Account.
Amount appropriated,
Amount unexpended last year,
*
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
$
16 00
*
115 00
4 43
*
119 43
118 21
*
1 22
Amount expended,
Balance unexpended,
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
ORDERS DRAWN.
A. B. Cash, labor,
*
Harry J. Kerr,
A. B. Cash,
Harry J. Kerr,
R. E. Shaw, paint, pipe and
fittings,
A. B. Cash, labor,
A. B. Cash,
R. E. Shaw, one new lawn mower and oil,
A. B. Cash, labor,
A. B. Cash, labor,
Vern Aldrich,
2
4
12
2
6
8
o
8
11
12
1
00
00
00
00
25
00
25
05
00
00
50
6
CORPORATION
REPORT
A. B. Cash,
E. P. Crockett, flowers in Market Square,
Guy Culbert, labor,
H. C. Walker, labor,
H. C. Walker, labor,
W. S. Jones, sharpening lawn mowers,
Guy Culbert, labor,
Total,
$
8 50
6 88
5 00
5 00
9 00
3 40
8 38
$
118 21
Street Lighting Account.
Amount appropriated,
$
Amount of balance unexpended last year,
1,500 00
7 17
$
1,507 17
1,475 69
8
31 48
*
123 79
123 97
124 85
122 37
122 52
127 20
127 17
128 17
126 42
126 42
126 41
96 40
$
1,475 69
Orders drawn,
Balance unexpended,
ORDERS DRAWN.
Oxford
Oxford
Oxford
Oxford
Oxford
Oxford
Oxford
Oxford
Oxford
Oxford
Oxford
Oxford
Electric
Electric
Electric
Electric
Electric
Electric
Electric
Electric
Electric
Electric
Electric
Electric
Co.,
Co.,
Co.,
Co.,
Co.,
Co.,
Co.,
Co.,
Co.,
Co.,
Co.,
Co.,
February bill,
March bill,
April bill,
May bill,
J u n e bill,
July bill,
August bill,
September bill,
October bill,
November bill,
December bill.
J a n u a r y bill,
Total,
Discount for defective service during- the year, $31.26.
F i r e E n g i n e H o u s e Lot.
Amount appropriated and assessed,
$
475 00
£
475 00
ORDER DRAWN.
Louisa J. B r i ^ s , lot on Pine Street,
CORPORATION
REPORT
Fire Department Account.
Amount appropriated,
Amount balance unexpended last year,
500 00
241 84
$
Amount orders drawn,
Balance unexpended,
741 84
652 05
89 79
ORDERS DRAWN.
C. A. Walker, watching chimney fire,
X. D. Bolster Co., salt and oil,
W. C. Bessey, watching chimney fire,
Guy I. Culbert, changing hose,
Willard Curtis, changing hose,
H. C. Walker, changing hose and shoveling
out hydrants,
Sherman Oliver, clerk, organization meeting
Hose Co. No. 1,
W. L. Frothingham, clerk, organization meeting Hook and Ladder Co.,
Willis S. Ames, clerk, organization meeting
Hose Co. No. 4,
E. F. Shaw, clerk, organization meeting Hose
Co. No. 3,
Leo R. Marston, clerk, organization meeting
Hose Co. No. 5,
Guy Culbert, labor drying hose, Creamery fire,
E. F. Shaw, clerk, Hose Co. No. 3, Creamery fire,
E. F. Shaw, clerk, Hose Co. No. 3, Mount
Mica building fire,
Leo. R. Marston, clerk, Hose Co. No. 5, Mount
Mica building fire,
Sherman T. Oliver, clerk, Hose Co. No. 1,
Mount Mica building fire,
Isaac Can well, clerk, labor. Mount Mica building fire.
1
1
1
1
1
50
30
00
00
50
4 00
6 50
4 00
4 00
4 00
4 50
3 00
7 00
10 00
9 00
13 (>0
1 50
8
CORPORATION
REPORT
Willis S. Ames, clerk, Hose Co. No. 4, Mount
Mica building
fire,
$
8 00
W. E. Kenney, clerk, Hose Co. No. 2, Mount
Mica building
fire,
9 00
John Wight, labor, rubbish d u m p
fire,
1 00
Leo R. Marston, clerk, Hose Co. No. 5, Dudley fire, 8 00
W. E. Kenney, clerk, Hose Co. No. 2, Dudley fire, 7 00
W. L. Frothingham, clerk r Hook and Ladder,
two
fires,
16 00
Sherman T. Oliver, clerk, Hose Co. No. 1,
12 00
Dudley fire,
12 00
E. F. Shaw, clerk, Hose Co. No. 3, Dudley fire,
1100
W. S. Ames, clerk, Hose Co. No. 5, Dudley fire,
2 00
A. H. Jacobs, labor at two fires,
Eureka Fire Hose M T g Co., 400 feet 2 1-2 in.
257 40
fire hose,
1 00
H. L. Damon, labor at fire,
C. Guy Buck, watching chimney fire,
1 00
5 00
B. W . Tuttle, labor and teams a t fires,
Thurley Hezelton, watching chimney fire,
100
L. J. Brackett, watching chimney fire,
100
Leo R. Marston, clerk, Hose Co. No. 5, Kerr fire, 11 00
Sherman T. Oliver, clerk, Hose Co. No. 5,
Kerr fire,
12 00
C. P. Dunham, teams a t fires,
3 00
Willis S- Ames, clerk. Hose Co. No. 4, Kerr fire,
8 00
W. E. Kenney. clerk, Hose Co. No. 2, Kerr fire,
9 00
Herbert Walker, labor at fire and watching,
2 00
W. L. Frothingham, clerk, Hook and Ladder,
Kerr fire,
8 00
W. S. Jones, labor at chimney fire,
1 00
E. F. Shaw, clerk, Hose Co. No. 3, Kerr fire,
12 00
Leo R. Marston, clerk, Hose Co. No. 5 meeting,
5 00
S. T. Oliver, clerk, Hose Co. No. 1 meeting,
7 00
E. F. Shaw, clerk, Hose Co. No. 3 meeting,
4 50
Willis S. Ames, clerk, Hose Co. No. 4 meeting,
4 50
W. L. Frothingham, clerk, Hook and Ladder
meeting,
4 50
CORPORATION R E P O R T
W. E. Kenney, clerk, Hose Co. No. 2 meeting, $
S. T. Oliver, labor a t chimney
fire,
J. M. Hardy, Pyrene and coats,
Willis S. Ames, clerk, gasoline tank
fire,
A. B. Cash, labor on hose and
fire,
C. P. Dunham, team, changing hose and labor,
H. C. Walker, labor at tank
fire,
C. A. Walker, labor on hose and tank
fire,
W. E. Kenney, clerk, Hose Co. No. 2, gasoline
tank
fire,
Leo R. Marston, clerk, Hose Co. No. 5, gasoline tank
fire,
Geo. McGinley, labor at gasoline
fire,
S. T. Oliver, clerk, Hose Co. No. 1, gasoline fire,
W. E. Kenney, clerk, Hose Co. No. 2, Paris
shoe shop
fire,
Leo R. Marston, clerk, Hose Co. No. 5, Paris
shoe shop
fire,
S. T. Oliver, clerk, Hose Co. No. 1, Paris shoe
shop
fire,
E. F. Shaw, clerk, Hose Co. No. 3, Paris shoe
shop
fire,
W. L. Frothingham, clerk, Hook and Ladder,
Paris shoe shop
fire,
Willis S. Ames, clerk, Hose Co. No. 4, Paris
shoe shop
fire,
C. A. Walker, labor at chimney fire and watching,
H. C. Walker, labor at chimney
fire,
J . M. Doble, labor at chimney fire and watching and organization meeting,
Thurley Hezelton, labor at chimney
fire,
Leslie Cummings, labor at chimney
fire,
H. B. Holden, labor at chimney
fires,
Thurley Hezelton and others, watching chimney
fire,
Paul Libby, labor changing hose,
H. C. Walker, labor changing hose and repairs,
C. A. Walker, labor changing hose and repairs,
9
4 50
1 00
13 50
2 00
2 00
1 50
2 00
2 00
1 00
6 00
1 00
2 00
8 00
7 50
12 00
10 50
9 00
9 50
2 00
1 00
2
1
1
2
50
00
00
00
2
1
4
3
00
00
00
00
CORPORATION
10
REPORT
H. C. Walker, shoveling snow, hose houses
and hydrants,
$
C. A. Walker, shoveling snow, hose houses
and hydrants,
S. T. Oliver, clerk, paid W i t h a m , Smith,
Walker chimney
fires,
H. C. Walker, shoveling out hose houses,
W. O. Frothingham, straps for hose carts,
Geo. McGinley, watching chimney
fire,
H. C. Walker, watching chimney
fire,
William J. Maliern, shoveling snow, hose
houses and hydrants,
Total,
2 00
4 50
4
2
1
1
1
00
00
35
00
00
1 00
$
652 05
$
400 00
Miscellaneous Account.
Amount
Amount
Amount
Amount
Amount
Amount
Amount
appropriated,
unexpended last year,
of overlay in assessing.
of supplementary,
of interest on deposit,
of old hearse top.
of old hose and junk sold.
Total,
Amount of orders drawn,
7 19
112 88
18 00
20 40
100
2 50
*
Balance unexpended,
561 97
561 31
66
O R D E R S DRAWN".
Harry D. Cole, abatement for year 1915,
Harry D. Cole, abatement for year 1916.
Ernes! C. Kneeland, labor passing reports,
C. Guy Buck, labor passing reports,
Loring, Short & Harmon, valuation books.
*
20 29
32 16
2 00
1 80
9 30
CORPORATION
REPORT
Atwood & Forbes, printing reports,
$
Carl P. Dunham, team for underwriters" inspection,
E. S. Lincoln "Inc.," professional service on lights,
J. H. Stuart, surveying for hose,
W. J. Wheeler & Co., bond for collector,
W . J. Wheeler & Co., bond for treasurer,
Harry J. Kerr, labor changing hook and ladder and hose,
A. B. Cash, labor changing hook and ladder
and hose,
C. A. Walker, labor changing hook and ladder and hose,
Chas. E. Brett, paid freight on hose, moving, etc.,
C. W. Bowker, part pay as assessor,
C. W. Bowker, part pay as chief engineer,
C. H. Howard Co., record book, cash book and
supplies,
C. W. Bowker, services keeping books,,
J. H. Stuart, surveying for hose house,
W. E. Kenney, part pay services as assessor,
Geo. L. Sanborn, recording deed for hose house,
Atwood & Forbes, adv. notice bids for old
engine house,
L. S. Billings, lumber for repairs on hose houses,
R. E. Shaw, material for repairs,
Atwood & Forbes, order book,
A. F. Goldsmith, part pay as assessor,
A. H. Jackson, bill for oil, 1913,
H. J. Farnum, error in taxing,
Chas. E. Brett, hauling hose carts and carting for hose house,
Chas. H. Howard, services as treasurer,
H a r r y I. Lowell, services 1st assistant engineer,
XL S. Bowker, labor on corporation report,
J. G. Smith, shoveling and banking hydrants,
C. W. Bowker, services part pay as chief engineer.
C. W. Bowker, 3 mo. storage in winter for fire
apparatus,
11
40
1
77
3
5
5
15
00
80
50
00
00
2 00
2 00
2 25
7 30
25 00
25 00
9 85
25 00
4 10
25 00
50
3 75
7 68
7 43
6 00
25 00
1 11
21
9 25
35 00
10 00
3 00
4 00
20 00
12 00
12
CORPORATION
REPORT
Fred LeBaron, shoveling snow to sheds and
hose houses,
$ 2 75
Town of Paris, storage of valuation books in vault,
5 00
Isaac Canwell, error in assessing,
1 00
E. N. Haskell, services as clerk,
5 00
N. Dayton Bolster Co., oil for lanterns,
60
W. J. Wheeler, insurance on hose house Pine
St., insured J u n e 3,1918, paid Feb. 6,1918,
40 00
Atwood & Forbes, adv. for non-resident taxes,
4 50
C. E. Brett, labor moving fire apparatus, etc.,
to Pine Street,
7 03
C. W. Bowker, balance on services as chief engineer, 5 00
A. F. Goldsmith, balance on services as assessor, 10 00
W. E. Kenney, balance on services as assessor,
10 00
Total,
$
Hearse
561 31
Report.
S O U T H P A R I S , M E . , Feb.
21,
1918.
Grace Thayer, in account with South Paris Village
Corporation.
DR.
To amount collected since last report,
$
16 50
$
16 20
30
$
16 50
CR.
By washing, changing and repairs,
Deposit in bank,
There are uncollected bills, $7.00.
Total deposit in bank, $22.45.
CORPORATION
Fire
REPORT
13
Station.
Amount appropriated,
Orders drawn,
$ 4,500 00
$ 3,649 33
ORDERS DRAWN.
Guy Culbert, labor,
Will Pratt,
Carl Farrar,
Will Wetherell,
George Wetherell,
George Wetherell,
Michael Kennagh,
M. Curtis,
C. H. Merrill,
Carl Farrar,
Guy Culbert,
William Wetherell,
George Wetherell,
W. G. P r a t t ,
M. Kennagh,
Paris M T g Co., use concrete mixer, etc..
M. W. Maxim, gasoline,
A. W. Walker & Son, cement,
J . A. Kenney & Co., lumber,
Atwood & Forbes, printing.
Will P r a t t , labor,
Will Wetherell,
George Wetherell,
Will Wetherell,
George Wetherell,
Will P r a t t ,
George Wetherell,
Will Wetherell.
Will P r a t t ,
Will Wetherell,
George Wetherell,
$
14 75
38 22
16 67
23 89
23 89
4 75
30 22
5 00
16 50
18 67
14 75
16 50
19 67
26 25
15 35
26 99
1 89
144 34
392 94
2 40
24 00
24 17
24 84
16 50
16 50
22 22
17 33
17 33
23 11
17 67
17 67
14
CORPORATION
REPORT
Paris M T g Co., lumber,
$
Will P r a t t , labor,
Will Wetherell,
Will P r a t t ,
Alfonzo Farnum,
George Wetherell,
Charles G. Blake,
Carl Farrar,
A. E. Estes,
A. W. Walker & Son,
William Wetherell,
George Wetherell,
Will P r a t t ,
Carl Farrar,
Alfonzo Farnum,
0 . G. P r a t t ,
J. A. Thurlow,
Alfonzo Farnum,
Will P r a t t ,
William Wetherell,
George Wetherell,
South Paris Village Corporation water works,
tapping, etc.,
William Wetherell, labor,
George Wetherell,
Will P r a t t ,
Carl Farrar,
E. E. Shaw, material for roof, etc.,
Goldsmith & Edwards, material and labor,
O. G. P r a t t , labor,
George Wetherell,
Will Wetherell,
Will P r a t t ,
F. E. Kimball,
Will Wetherell,
George Wetherell,
A. E. Estes,
James Boyce,
94
19
18
20
17
18
90
15
18
54
17
15
22
16
10
18
7
7
16
18
18
45
56
00
00
50
00
00
00
00
19
33
50
22
67
42
64
50
50
00
00
00
14
18
12
12
10
282
7
8
18
18
34
14
15
15
13
15
10
00
00
00
33
93
86
25
00
00
00
33
00
00
50
50
CORPORATION R E P O R T
15
M. F. Lord,
W. P. Maxim,
J . A. Kenney & Co.,
George Wetherell,
Will Wetherell,
Ernest Martin,
George Wetherell,
Will Wetherell,
J . A. Thurlow,
William Maxim,
Wilfred Davee,
William Maxim,
Wilfred Davee,
Will P r a t t ,
A. E. Estes,
George Wetherell,
William Wetherell,
J . B. Cole & Son, cement, etc.,
E. F. Martin,
A. E. Estes,
Will Wetherell,
George Wetherell,
W. P. Maxim,
X. D. Bolster Co., paint, etc..
F. E. Kimball, labor.
George Wetherell,
William Wetherell,
C E. Farrar,
L. S. Billings, lumber,
R, E. Shaw, material,
Goldsmith & Edwards, plumbing,
W . G. P r a t t , labor,
F. X. Wright Co., paint,
A. W. Walker & Son, cement.
Oxford Electric Co., wiring,
M. A. Millett, door fasteners.
Total,
$
#
1 00
217 61
146 37
12 00
11 33
10 00
31 99
31 99
£00
1 00
1 00
1 80
1 80
28 00
19 25
15 00
12 00
85 80
15 00
19 25
13 33
13 33
<30 40
•57 63
18 66
33 00
32 67
32 00
252 60
43 50
63 23
28 00
7 03
103 56
78 63
25 00
:>>.649 33
16
CORPORATION
REPORT
Water Works Account.
CR.
By balance for W a t e r Works account from
last year,
$
830 50
By water rentals and installing,
6,136 57
$
6,967 07
To paid maintenance,- extensions,
etc.,
$1,582 40
To paid interest,
2,720 00
$
4,302 40
DR.
Balance for water account,
$ 2,664 67
ORDERS DRAWN FOR MAINTENANCE, I M P R O V E M E N T S
AND INSTALLING.
W. S. Jones, thawing apparatus pipe, etc., $
H. C. Walker, labor thawing h y d r a n t s and
services,
C. A. Walker, labor thawing h y d r a n t s and
services,
C. W. Bowker, services as Supt. to Mar. 1,1917,
C. A. Walker, labor on services and hydrants,
H. C. Walker, labor on services and hydrants,
C. A. Walker, labor on services and hydrants,
H. C. Walker, labor on services and hydrant,
C. A. Walker, labor on services and hydrant,
C. W. Bowker, services Supt.,
W. S. Jones, supplies and material,
C. A. Walker, labor on repairs, water works,
W. O. Frothingham, rubber boots, etc.,
C. A. Walker, labor on repairs, water works,
Harry J. Kerr, labor on repairs, water works
and dam,
30 00
13 00
38
58
12
9
15
12
13
29
3
24
4
13
00
32
00
00
75
00
50
16
89
75
15
50
10 00
CORPORATION R E P O R T
17
C. A. Walker, labor on repairs, water works
and dam,
$ 11 25
A. B. Cash, labor on repairs, water works and
dam,
10 00
C. W. Bowker, services as Supt. water works,
29 16
C. M. & H. T. Plummer, material and supplies,
67 83
C. A. Walker, labor on repairs, water works,
1125
A. B. Cash, labor on repairs, water works,
10 00
Harry J. Kerr, labor on repairs, water works,
10 00
C. A. Walker, labor on repairs, water works,
13 50
H a r r y J. Kerr, labor cleaning out dams,
10 00
A. B. Cash, labor cleaning out dams,
10 00
C. A. Walker, labor cleaning out dams,
11 25
C. E. Brett, paid freight and cartage,
10 10
C. A. Walker, labor on dam and repairs,
13 50
C. W. Bowker, services as Supt.,
29 16
C. A. Walker, labor on dam and repairs,
11 25
C. W. Bowker, services as Supt.,
29 16
C. A. Walker, labor on services and pipe line,
9 00
J. G. Littlefield, express on water for analysis
3 50
to Augusta,
7 00
A. B. Cash, labor on new services and repairs,
C. A. Walker, labor on new services and repairs, 10 13
J. M. Doble, labor on new services and repairs,
3 00
C. A. Walker, labor on water works repairs,
5 63
C. A. Walker, labor on water works repairs,
13 50
H. C. Walker, labor on water works repairs,
12 00
C. A. Walker, labor on water works repairs,
6 75
C. W. Bowker, services as Supt.,
29 16
C. A. Walker, labor water works repairs,
13 50
H. Mueller M T g Co., material and supplies,
150 33
J o h n O. Rice Auditing Co., writing up books
55 76
to J u n e 30, 1918,
6 75
C. A. Walker, labor on water works,
29 16
C. W. Bowker, services as Supt.,
10 90
R. E. Shaw, material and supplies,
13 50
C. A. Walker, labor on water works,
29 16
C. W. Bowker, services as Supt.,
18
CORPORATION
REPORT
7 00
W H. Hamlin, labor on Barrows extension,
6 00
Jesse K. Brown, labor on Barrows extension,
8 00
Paul Libby, labor on Barrows extension,
5 00
J. G. Smith, labor on Barrows extension,
Herbert Blackwood, labor on Barrows extension,
6 00
C A. Walker, labor on Barrows extension,
13 50
9 00
C. A. Walker, labor on h y d r a n t and services,
14 00
J. G. Smith, labor on Barrows extension,
6 00
Herbert Blackwood, labor on Barrows extension,
18 00
H. Mueller M T g Co., service boxes,
Herbert Blackwood, labor on Barrows extension, 12 00
C. A. Walker, labor on Barrows extension,
13 50
J. G. Smith, labor on Barrows extension,
12 00
Jesse K. Brown, labor on Barrows extension,
10 00
4 00
Paul Libby, labor on Barrows extension,
1L 00
H. C. Walker, labor on Barrows extension,
Herbert Blackwood, labor on Barrows extension,
4 00
C, A. Walker, labor on Barrows extension,
13 50
J. G. Smith, labor on Barrows extension,
11 00
H. C. Walker, labor on Barrows extension,
6 00
C. W. Bowker, services as Supt.,
29 16
C. A. Walker, labor on water works,
13 50
H . C. Walker, labor on water works,
10 00
J. G. Smith, labor on water works,
9 00
J. G. Smith, labor on water works,
8 00
H, C. Walker, labor on water works,
7 00
C. A. Walker, labor on water works,
13 50
Goldsmith & Edwards, labor on tools,
1 05
R. E. Shaw, supplies and repairs,
9 28
H. C. Walker, labor, repairs,
6 00
C. A. Walker, labor, repairs,
6 75
C. W. Bowker, services as Supt.,
29 16
Atwood & Forbes, printing bill heads,
2 25
C. A. Walker, labor at reservoir and dams,
1125
H. C. Walker, labor at reservoir and dams.
6 00
C. E. Brett, paid freight and trucking,
9 86
N. Dayton Bolster Co., supplies,
4 19
M. N. Cartier & Sons Co., asbestos compound.
9 45
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C. M. & H. T. Plummer, supplies for extension and repairs,
$
C. W. Bowker, services as Supt.,
C. A. Walker, labor at reservoir and dams,
C. W. Bowker, postage for 1917,
Total,
$
171
29
13
10
68
16
50
00
1,582 40
Collector's Account.
D. COLE, Collector of Taxes, in account with
t h e South Paris Village Corporation.
HARRY
DR.
To balance uncollected, year 1916 as per last
report,
S
34 65
CR.
By cash paid Chas. H. Howard, Treasurer, $
34 65
W e have examined the account of Harry D. Cole
and find it correct.
W. E. KENNEY,
C H A R L E S W. BOWKER,
A. F. GOLDSMITH,
)
Assessors of the
> South Paris Village
)
Corporation.
O. BARROWS, Collector of Taxes, in account with
the South Paris Village Corporation.
IRVING
DR.
To total commitment for year 1917,
$ 4,832 88
CR.
B y cash paid C. H. Howard, Treasurer,
$
4,832 88
The account of collecting taxes for the year 1917 is
balanced.
W. E. KENNEY,
C. W. B O W K E R ,
A. F. GOLDSMITH,
) Assessors of the
> South Paris Village
)
Corporation.
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EEPORT
Treasurer's Report.
H. H O W A R D , Treasurer, in account with the
South Paris Village Corporation, for the year ending Feb. 26, 1918.
CHAS.
DR.
Received cash, balance last report,
$
Harry D. Cole, Coll., on 1916 tax,
Irving O. Barrows, Coll., on 1917 tax,
Chas. W. Bowker, Supt., water rentals,
Treas. of State, account public library,
Henry Fletcher, old Engine House,
Old hearse top,
Old hose,
Fire station loan,
Paris Trust Co., interest on deposits,
2,337
34
4,832
6,136
30
235
1
2
3,225
20
26
65
88
57
00
00
00
50
00
40
$ 16,855 26
CR.
('ash paid, parks,
Library,
H y d r a n t rental,
Fire department,
Street lighting,
W a t e r system,
Police,
Clock,
Fire station lot,
Fire station,
Interest,
Miscellaneous,
Cash balance,
$
118
430
1,300
665
1,475
1,582
16
12
475
3,649
2,735
562
21
00
00
80
68
40
00
00
00
23
00
04
$ 13,021 36
3,833 90
$ 16,855 26
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REPORT
21
W e have this day examined the books and account
of Chas. H. Howard, Treasurer, and find them correct
and cash shown.
W. E. K E N N ^ Y ,
C. W. BOWKER,
A. F. GOLDSMITH,
)
f
)
_
Corporation
Assessors.
F i n a n c i a l Standing of the Corporation
Feb. 26, 1918.
LIABILITIES.
Bonded indebtedness of corporation for water
system,
$ 68,000 00
Indebtedness I. O. Barrows for collecting,
72 49
Indebtedness C. E. Merrill, insurance,
20 00
Indebtedness to abatements 1916 and 1917,
61 61
Indebtedness to fire station,
3,649 23
$ 71,803 33
RESOURCES.
Cash in hands of the treasurer,
$
3,833 90
Indebtedness of South Paris Village Corp'n, $ 67,969 43
Recommendations.
For street lighting,
Public parks,
Public library,
F i r e department,
W a t e r and h y d r a n t rental,
Clock,
Miscellaneous account,
$
1,500
150
300
500
1,300
12
400
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
W e most respectfully submit the foregoing report,
believing it to be an accurate statement of the affairs
of the corporation.
W. E. KENNEY,
)
Assessors of
C. W. BOWKER,
y South Paris Village
A. F. GOLDSMITH, )
Corporation.
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CORPORATION
ROTORT
Report o£ Chief EngineerTo the Citizens of South Paris Village
Corporation:
Gentlemen — I have t h e pleasure to present my
nineteenth annual report of our Fire Department.
April 10, 1917, still alarm, chimney fire at Stowell
tenement house.
April 13, 1917, still alarm, fire on t h e roof of the
Creamery, Hose No. 3 taken out, slight damage.
April 24, 1917, general alarm for fire at t h e Mount
Mica building- at 10:45 A. M. Fire caught on roof, cause
chimney burning out, small damage.
April 27, 1917, general alarm for fire at Chas. S.
Dudley's at 4:10 P. M. Fire in corner of bed-room in
box of papers and clothing, supposed cause r a t s and
matches.
May 6, 1917, still alarm, chimney fire at Stowell
tenement house, 8 A. M.
May 12, 1917, still alarm, chimney fire at E. F.
Shaw's store, 1 P. M.
May 14, 1917, moved Hose Co. No. 1 and Hook and
Ladder Co. to sheds and stable of C. W. Bowker.
May 16, 1917, still alarm, chimney fire at Byron
Leach's at 8:30 A. M.
May 31, 1917, general alarm, fire at Henry Kerr's
house, 1:20 P. M., damage small by fire.
August 16, 1917, meeting of all hose companies and
Hook and Ladder Co.
August 19, 1917, still alarm, chimney fire at H. E.
Wilson's.
September 12, 1917, general alarm, fire at A. W.
Walker & Son's near the Standard Oil Co.'s shed, gasoline automobile truck. Norway Fire Department was
also called and responded, and we are indebted to them.
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September 30, 1917, still alarm, chimney fire at H.
E . Wilson's.
October 22, 1917, general alarm, fire on the roof of
t h e Paris Shoe Company, damage small.
November 6, 1917, still alarm, chimney fire at C. G.
.Miller's, 7:15 A. M.
November 7, 1917, still alarm, chimney fire at
H a r r y Dudley's.
November 14, 1917, still alarm, chimney fire at
Louise Durgin's.
December 1, 1917, changed all hose carts to runners.
December 31, 1917, still alarm, chimney fire at
Harold T. Briggs\
J a n u a r y 3, 1918, still alarm, chimney fire at Mrs.
Daniel Swift's, 9:15 P. M.
January 31, 1918, still alarm, chimney fire at the
building of Maria Glover Estate.
February 8, 1918, moved Hose Co. No. 1 and Hook
and Ladder to fire station on Pine Street.
February 8, 1918, still alarm, chimney fire at
Heidner tenement house occupied by Mrs. Dresser.
Total damage paid for losses the last year, which is
t h e best record for years, $136.50.
Organization of the Fire Department April 7, 1917.
Chief Engineer—Charles W. Bowker.
First Assistant—Harry I. Lowell.
Second Assistant—Guy I. Swett.
Hose Co- No.
1.
Foreman—George A. Hussey.
Assistant Foreman—Harry B. Holden.
Clerk—Sherman T. Oliver.
Pipeman—Elmer Stiles.
Assistant Pipeman—Ernest Abbott.
H y d r a n t m a n — F r e d Stiles.
Hosemen—Robert W. Wheeler, Guy Culbert,
Charles Whitney, Wirt Stanley, George W. McGinley,
Clarence Winslow, C. A. Walker, Frank Briggs, W. W.
Swett, Percy Proctor, Wilbur Swan, Frederick Wight.
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EEPORT
Hose Co. No. 2 .
Foreman—Gerald Wing.
Assistant Foreman—Guy I. Swett.
Clerk—W. E. Kenney.
Pipeman—Charles Cutler*
Assistant Pipeman—Asa Wing.
Hydrantman—Charles Edwards.
Hosemen—W. G. Cushman, W. G. P r a t t , J. A.
Thurlow, A. D. Wing, Roy Witham, Preston Holt.
Hose Co. No. 3 .
Foreman—M. A. Millett.
Assistant Foreman—Vern Walton.
Clerk—E. F. Shaw.
Pipeman—D. H. Bean.
Assistant Pipeman—E. F . McDonnell.
Hydrantman—John Wight.
Hosemen—Charles Cuminings, Stanley Chapman,
Harold Merrill, Sanford M. Brown, Howard Davis.
Hose Co. No. 4.
Foreman—J. E. Murch.
Assistant Foreman—John E. E v e r e t t .
Clerk—Willis S. Ames.
Pipeman—Willis S. Ames.
Assistant Pipeman—L. M. Winslow.
Hydrantman—J. A. Ames.
Hosemen—D. P. Chapman, H. X. Porter, Perley
Whitney, M. Kennagh, Thomas Clegg.
Hose Co. No. 5 .
Foreman—Horace L. Starbird.
Assistant Foreman—W. C. Bessey.
Clerk—Leo R. Marston.
Pipeman—W. C. Bessey.
Assistant Pipeman—Philip Decoteau.
Hydrantman—Charles P. Wilson.
Hosemen—Ray Frost, Lawrence Decoteau, Leo R.
Marston, Clinton C. Foss.
Hook a n d Ladder C o .
Foreman—J. M. Doble.
Assistant Foreman—B. W. Tut tie.
Clerk—W. L. Frothingham.
Laddermen—H. P . Millett, L. W . Clark, C. H.
Churchill, Leslie Cummings, Thurlow Hazelton, C. H.
Walker, Robert Shaw, Harold Cole, Alton Jacobs.
CORPORATION
REPORT
25
W e have purchased 400 feet new hose this year,
making us sufficient amount of good hose for this yearI would recommend buying a new or second hand hose
wagon for No. 1 company having the whole of the
weight on four wheels instead of the one we have at
present. There are in this state three or four dandv
one-horse hose carts t h a t have been discarded for motor
ized apparatus t h a t can be bought very reasonably, and
would haul much easier than our present dump cart
pattern. A chemical fire engine on standard Ford
chassis would be a great piece of apparatus and the
time will come soon when it would save a set of buildings. Get the firemen to the fire in time and they will
save your house, but you have got to give them a
fighting chance.
Our L. L. Mason Relief Association fund now
amounts to 857.06. I for one wish our assistant engineer, Guy I. Swett, whom we love so well, had the
whole of the fund if it would give him any comfort t h a t
he does not get.
Wars come and go—God knows we wish go. The
enlistment of fire fighters will never end, therefore it is
our duty to study the situation and bring about the
best result for fighting fires. Seventy-five per cent, of
our fires are preventable by carefulness. Don't allow
your paper hanger to paper over a flue hole, stop, it's
dangerous. Don't put wood ashes in a wooden receptacle. Fire prevention should be taught in our schools,
we would have less losses.
I wish to thank every member of our fire department for their kindness to me during my past eighteenth
year with you.
Sincerely your friend,
C H A R L E S W. BOWKER.
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CORPORATION
REPORT
Report of Water Commission.
To the Citizens of South Paris Village Corporation :
The past year has been one of more expense to do
the same work, while brass goods have more than
doubled. Our net earning- of the water system is not
as much as last y e a r ; the superintendent shows you the
reason why. The receipts from t h e Grand Trunk Railway were $465.86 less than last year, and from one of
our local water companies $110 less. We can see why
the receipts were not up to last year. The commission's
idea is not to stop for expense when the purity of the
water can be improved for drinking* purposes.
Your commission is unanimous in recommending
t h a t the Corporation now adopt a fixed policy of taking
up at least $1,000 of the water bonds each year. This
needs no argument, b u t it is well to bear in mind that
we ought to be reducing the debt and making preparations to replace some of the old Norway W a t e r Company
pipe before it becomes worn out.
We have instructed the Treasurer to call $2,000.00
of the bonds on April 1st next in accordance with vote
of last corporation meeting.
Your Commission was instructed to examine and
report concerning the purchase of some of the smaller
and private water companies now doing business in the
village. W e have made some examination of the situation and are convinced t h a t any further examination of
the question would involve an examination of the companies themselves, and a t some expense. W e therefore
recommend that any company desiring to sell its plant
to the Village Corporation shall be directed to present
its figures to the officers of the Corporation within three
months from the date of the annual meeting of t h e Corporation, and t h a t the officers shall thereupon, within
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an additional month, call a meeting of the Corporation
t o consider such propositions as may have been thus
prepared.
Respectfully submitted,
ALTON C, W H E E L E R ,
W A L T E R L. GRAY,
X. DAYTON BOLSTER,
)
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„ Water
Commission.
Report of Superintendent of
W a t e r Works,
To the Board of Water Commissioners :
I submit the eighth annual report of the South
Paris Village Corporation water works for the year ending December 31, 1917 :
Total number of services Dec. 31, 1917,
274
Number added during 1917,
6
X umber of faucets,
189
Number of sill cocks,
109
Number of water closets,
75
Number of b a t h tubs,
50
Number of set bowls,
22
I have collected for water rentals and material
furnished for p u t t i n g in water services '17, $ 6,136 57
The expense for maintenance and
extension 1911,
$1,582 40
The interest on bonds,
2,720 00
$ 4,302 40
Net profit on water works,
Amount uncollected, $159.53.
Material on
12-inch cast iron
8-inch cast iron
6-inch cast iron
hand:
pipe, 5 lengths.
pipe, 3 lengths.
pipe, 15 lengths.
$
1,834 17
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CORPORATION
REPORT
4-inch cast iron pipe, 3 lengths.
2-inch galvanized pipe, 1 length,
f-inch galvanized pipe, 3 lengths.
1 derrick.
1 Ellis & Ford pipe cutter.
2 hinged pipe vises,
1 ratchet bit brace.
1 set calking tools.
1 Mueller tapping machine.
2 diamond point pipe cutters.
3 shovels.
2 monkey wrenches.
1 asbestos pipe jointer.
1 thawing machine.
2 pairs rubber boots.
4 picks.
1 hoe.
4 service wrenches.
3 goose necks.
6 sill cocks.
10 common faucets.
9 2-inch couplings.
2 Jefferson unions.
8 wall ells.
10 drop ells.
8 45-degree ells.
3 stop and waste.
2 Chapman hydrants.
3 gate boxes.
1 4-ineh gate.
2 6-inch gates.
1 8-incli gate.
2 8-inch tees.
1 8-inch ell.
1 6-inch ell.
1 hack saw.
25 pounds lead.
1 fire pot, soldering irons.
COEPORATION
2
4
2
2
3
20
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
24
1
1
1
2
2
6
2
1
2
1
3
REPORT
ladles.
gate wrenches.
hammers.
thread cutters.
lanterns.
f i n c h tees.
pipe reamer.
2-inch unions.
2-inch tee.
1^-inch tees.
l^-inch unions.
No. 3 Edson pump and suction hose.
water gauge testers.
pounds calking yarn.
8-inch split sleeve.
6-inch split sleeve.
4-inch split sleeve.
12-inch sleeves.
8-inch sleeves.
6-inch sleeves.
4-inch sleeves.
cast-iron melting pot.
crow bars.
2-inch standard X L gate.
Stilson wrenches.
W e made an extension on Barrows Street of 350
feet of two-inch galvanized pipe and made connections
with the three new houses. W e have relaid four old
services. The continual repairs and upkeep it pays to
keep up in shape, which we intend to always do.
I
thank the patrons and t h e W a t e r Commissioners for the
past year's pleasant business relations.
Respectfully submitted,
C H A R L E S W. B O W K E E ,
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CORPORATION
EEPORT
Report of Committee on Fire Station.
Your Committee on Fire Station make the following report :
Amount voted for fire station,
$ 4,500 00
ORDERS DRAWN.
J. A. Kenney & Co., lumber,
$
Paris MTg Co., hemlock lumber,
L. S. Billings, lumber,
W. P. Maxim,
finish,
C. H. Churchill, lumber,
Chas. G. Blake, clapboards,
A. W. Walker & Son, cement, etc.,
Paris M T g Co., mixer man,
M. W. Maxim, gasoline for mixer,
P . E. Shaw, hardware,
Oxford Electric Co., lights and wiring,
J. B. Cole & Son, work and plaster,
Ulmer Installment Co., tile,
Goldsmith & Edwards, plumbing,
South Paris Village Corporation, laying water
pipe and tapping,
N. Dayton Bolster Co., paint, etc.,
F. N. Wright Co., paint,
M. A. Millett, door fastenings,
W. S. Jones, piece 1-2 in. pipe,
Will Pratt, labor,
George Wetherell, labor,
Wm. Wetherell, labor,
Carl Farrar, labor,
Guy Culbert, labor,
Alphonzo Farnum, labor,
O. G. Pratt, labor,
J. A. Tlmrlow, labor with team,
C. H. Merrill, labor with horse,
L. Curtis, labor,
539 31
94 45
252 60
278 01
2 80
90 00
302 09
26 99
1 89
326 43
78 63
85 80
9 21
71 09
14
57
7
25
10
63
34
00
15
313 58
326 47
321 61
109 34
29 50
37 42
26 89
15 50
16 50
5 QQ
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M. F. Lord, labor,
M. Kennagh, labor with team, and wood,
A. E. Estes, labor,
James Boyce, labor,
E. F. Martin, labor,
F. E. Kimball, painting,
Wilfred Davee, labor,
Win. Maxim, labor,
Atwood & Forbes, order blanks,
$
1
63
70
15
25
33
2
2
2
Total orders drawn,
Balance unexpended,
S
3,681 23
818 77
$
4,500 00
00
37
00
50
00
03
80
80
40
Owing to the lateness of the season when the
Corporation decided to build and the delays in getting
material, we have not yet completed it. W e did not
believe it best to p u t in the runways until the ground
had had a chance to settle. The snow came so we did
not get second coat of paint on only part of the build
ing, b u t we have the paint bought and paid for. We
believe t h a t when the building is completed it will cost
less than $4,000.
Respectfully submitted,
O. K. C L I F F O R D ,
A. C. MAXIM,
C. E. M E R R I L L ,
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Committee.
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CORPORATION
REPORT
Annual Corporation Meeting.
To the Legal Voters of the South Paris Village Corporation,
Greeting :
You are hereby notified and warned to assemble at
New Hall in South Paris Village, State of Maine, on
Tuesday, the fifth day of March, A. D. 1918, at 7:30
P. M., to act on t h e following articles:
Article 1.
said meeting.
To choose a moderator to preside at
Art. 2. To see if the corporation will accept the
report of the Assessors, Treasurer, Chief Engineer, Water
Commission, the Hearse Fund, and Fire Station Building Committee.
Art. 3. To choose all necessary officers for the
ensuing year.
Art. 4. To choose one member of the Water Commission for a term of three years.
Art. 5. To see what action t h e corporation will
take in relation to renewal of contract for lighting its
streets and to raise money for t h e same.
Art. 6. To see what sum of money the corporation
will grant and raise for the care of t h e public parks for
the ensuing year.
Art. 7. To see what sum of money the corporation
will grant and raise for the maintenance and support of
the Paris Public Library in said village.
Art. 8. To see what sum of money the corporation
will grant and raise to defray t h e expense of the fire
department for the ensuing year.
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Art. 9. To see what sum of money the corporation
will grant and raise for water and h y d r a n t rental.
Art. 10. To see what instructions the corporation
will give the Assessors regarding the employment of
police, and raise money for the same.
Art. 11. To see what sum of money the corporation
will grant and raise for miscellaneous bills for the ensuing year.
Art. 12. To see what sum of money the corporation
will grant and raise to pay corporation debts and
interest.
Art. 13. To see if the corporation will authorize
the Treasurer to make temporary loans to meet current
expenses and interest on corporation bonds and notes.
Art. 14. To see what sum of money the corporation
will grant and raise for care of the clock in Deering
Memorial Church.
Art. 15. To see if the corporation will appropriate
the income from the water system from the sale of water
and other income to defray the expenses of maintenance
and pay interest on the water bonds and other water
loans, and pay the balance on the water notes and
bonds.
Art. 16. To see if the corporation will vote to pay
for bonds for the Collector and Treasurer and to raise
money for t h a t purpose.
Art. 17. To see if the corporation will vote to
place an additional light on Pine Street.
Art. 18. To see if the corporation will vote to
change t h e light on Deering Street to the other side of
the street and fifty feet further east.
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Art. 19. To see if the corporation will vote to
instruct the Assessors to abate all taxes on all property
north of the Norway Branch Eailway and Avest of Hicks'
Crossing for the ensuing year or until such time as
lights and water mains arc furnished this section.
Art. 20. To act on any other business t h a t may
come before said meeting.
E D W I N N. H A S K E L L ,
Clerk of South Paris Village Corporation.
SOUTH PARIS, MAINE,
February 25, 1918.